A 56mm Street Photography lens for Fuji?

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Today we are going over the Viltrox 56mm 1.7 lens which I believe is a lens EVERY fujfilm camera owner must have within their kit as the best budget friendly lens for fujfilm cameras. Coming in at $140 this lens is sharp. autofocus is fast and is surprisingly tiny. Typically lenses this focal length are much larger which has always been the struggle for photographers who are out on the streets all day. This lens solves this issue. Hope you all enjoyed this episode, drop a like down below and subscribe for more fujfilm content!
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[@KingJvpes]

What are your go to Fuji lenses?

[@jmtphotographymedia]

I like the compact primes from Fuji. My favs are the 16mm f2.8 and 27mm f2.8 as a combos but own a whole set. Primes: Fuji 16mm f2.8 Fuji 23mm f2 Fuji 27mm f2.8 Fuji 35mm f2 Fuji 50mm f2 Viltrox 85mm f1.8 Zooms: Fuji 10-24mm f4 Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 Tamrom 17-70mm f2.8 Tamrom 18-300mm f3.5-6.3

[@alexandreverhoye4437]

XF35 f/1.4 R, a masterpiece

[@jmtphotographymedia]

@@alexandreverhoye4437 I'm interested to try it.

[@63MacGuy]

I just switched from Sony to Fuji so my lens selection is just starting out. I think I've gotten some great lens / focal length to start my weddings this year. 18mm 1.4 / 33mm 1.4 / 50-140mm 2.8 for my X-T5. 18-55mm lit lens for my X-T3 (stab) The X100iv should be here next week 😊

[@GOekks]

50 f2 for fun

[@darshamsi]

Dude the production quality of your videos has exploded! I remember when I first subbed when you just started your channel. Started from the bottom and you still climbing bro!

[@MisAnkic]

You are so talented for recognizing interesting details in ordinary street things and edit them to further emphasize them.

[@ryantaylor5297]

Pretty nice deal. I have the 56mm 1.2 Fuji lens, and though I like it, I have zero need for the 1.2. I never understood the obsession with ultra wide apertures. I shoot 90% of my work with it at F2 and up. I wish I bought this instead.

[@doctorsnarf8764]

To be fair there is one huge upside on you having the 56mm F1.2 Fuji lens and that is sharpness. You get 100% sharpness at F2 with that lens on the other hand going out of the gate with 56F2 does not have the same sharpness, you need to step up to F4-5 to get the same results as the lower stop lens.

[@urwholefamilydied]

well shooting at night and being able to keep your ISO down. And getting really wacky with that bokeh. Those would be the two reasons to shoot f/1.2

[@godface81]

140$ wow. I recently got this for the sony a6700 and i think its amazing! . but i paid 300$ i think. you lucky bastard! I should add , I was so blown away by the 56mm and went ahead and bought the 27mm and the two more expensive 1.2 lenses they make. Viltrox on the a6700 is pure bliss , autofocus is stunning and the look is fabulous. cheers

[@thebitterfig9903]

Seems like a real winner. Sharpness seems incredible for a lens this cheap. Better than Viltrox's previous 56, while significantly smaller. I just wish that more of these 3rd party Fuji lenses (heck, any of them really) could use the focus ring as an aperture ring when in AF modes. For me, that's kind of the only flaw with the lens, considering the price. Personally, I just got myself the 60/2.4, and don't regret it at all. Fairly cheap for a like-new used copy, and it's got an awesome build quality, decently compact, excellent rendering, but the big thing for me is the impressive close focus. While I don't really need full 1:1 macro, with "portrait" lenses I mostly don't actually shoot people but small things that happen to be around when I'm out walking. As such, the fact that it focuses significantly closer than Fuji portrait lenses (Fuji, Viltrox, Sigma, Samyang 50, 56, and 75mm offerings) goes a long way for me. Autofocus could be better, but it's fast enough for me, and just suits my needs more. Something like the Viltrox 75/1.2, which I know is optically excellent, is just bigger than I want and doesn't focus close enough. I'd rather trade off that very narrow aperture for a lot more compactness and a better minimum focus distance.

[@paprhat]

Just got a replacement copy for mine. The mount was so dang tight that it caused my XS20 to go nuts. Here's hoping the replacement performs as well as your copy! Love the videos bro!

[@Liam-c9u3r]

I bought the TTArtisan 56mm/f1.8. It's performing way better than I expected, super sharp for portraits. The best part is, it was only $129!

[@coryirvin6651]

I bought this lens as soon as I heard about it. Have loved it, it's so light on my xt30ii and it's now my go to portrait lens.

[@DavidG-u2k]

Loads of great shot there. I usually use a 28mm on the street too but I might have to try this one now!

[@homecareful]

Good intro to the lens, the sound bed drives you along.

[@luisbperez368]

Thank you for the video. I just used your Amazon link to place my order. Stay safe.

[@DennisDomingo]

KingJvpes -- thanks for the video and hat tip for this lens. It looks great!

[@KingJvpes]

No problem!

[@martingreenberg870]

Welcome to Seattle. Outside of the Pike Street Market the streets are empty. Was walking the downtown streets two weeks ago. During one period I didn’t see a person for two blocks. This was at 10 AM. I’ve been here 22 years. I keep reminding myself this is not NYC. Nowhere close. I already own the Fuji 56. Too late for me. I don’t want to duplicate a focal length I already own and don’t want to go through the effort of selling the glass I already own. Really like your image at 8:50. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@brucechan5070]

Viltrox 56 f1.7 vs 7artisans 50 f0.9 ,which one do you choose

[@boxing3241]

Do you use any nd filter for the 23 f2 lens? Thanks!

[@Kinnup7]

Nice review. Christopher Frost has a very technical review of this same lens and worth a look.

[@Benjaminjohansson93]

So this is basically a cheaper version of the viltrox 56 1.4? That one is pretty cheap too, made of metall and has an apperture ring, i guess a middleground between this one and fuji 56 1.2. Think i would rather have the 1.4 tho, its small too, not much bigger than the 1,7 i would guess

[@drchtct]

it's better optically than the 1.4 because it's a lot newer and they stepped up their quality a lot since the early 23, 33 and 56 lenses

[@JasonBrownafewmomentsl8er]

The ttartisan 50mm f 1.2 is smaller and cheaper also great quality but it's fully manual

[@elwick_photo]

The sigma 56mm on the fuji is fantasically sharp and really small too

[@ofthenearfuture]

True, but it's also 3x the price

[@Lifebydesignvlogs]

Once the Xpro-4 comes out i will sell my X100VI i don't like ..

[@nerucheung]

on the same boat, currently on a hate, love relationship with the x100vi, and might sell it if the xpro4 comes out

[@WaywardAce]

Does that have an aperture ring?

[@maxheadroom7687]

No mate it doesn’t which is a bit of a drawback for me.🥺

[@errole]

Is this all manual lenses or auto?

[@Goldenhour24]

Auto

[@toddm6999]

Just bought one...

[@nawarashanoon2889]

Its quite bad , Bokeh looks distorted, Poor Build Quality, The new TTartisan 56mm would be a better option.

[@chrissoclone]

Meh, again with 200 Euros too overpriced in Europe. I hate it.

[@randypipper92]

And the 1.4 for. 350€. I rather pick a Fujinon 56/1.2 for the same price.

[@nerucheung]

200 euro with autofocus is cheap, compared to the other options

[@chrissoclone]

@@nerucheung But not compared to the $139 US price, which is what I mean. Yes, the Viltrox is still not expensive, but the EU price hike still annoying.

[@ankestephaniemaar717]

@@chrissoclone EU price is 169 Euro, not 200 Euro. :)

[@ti2809]

once again mediocre shots over edited. thanks for the youtube slop sir.

[@arberdemiri]

Unfortunately it is something I notice with most Fujifilm photographers.